Chapter 6: The Waiting
1 Week Later...
Clark and Alicia sit on their couch in Clark's apartment in Metropolis. Clark watches his red kryptonite ring, and slowly takes it off his finger. Alicia notices his red veins bulge, and recede as the ring leaves his finger. She hears him breathe in deeply, and notice his eyes flash red, and then it recedes.
"Why does that ring make you feel and sound different, Clark?"
Clark smiles at Alicia. He holds up the ring, and it shines in the morning sun.
"This, Alicia is a variation of Green Kryptonite. You see that it's red, but unlike Green Kryptonite, Red Kryptonite acts like a drug to me. It let's me feel better, kind of like the chains that held me from being free were broken."
"Oh, sounds like you should wear that while going to a club or something." Alicia says, giggling at her statement.
"Yeah... I should do that sometime."
"Clark, what are we going to do? We can't stay here in Metropolis the rest of our lives. We'll have to go back sometime."
"I know. I think we'll wait a while though."
"Wait for what?" Alicia asks, puzzled with Clark's plan.
"Just to let Smallville cool down from what I did."
Alicia smiles and lets Clark hold her close to him.
"How about some breakfast?" Alicia asks. Clark reaches and pushes back a lock of her hair, tucking it behind her right ear.
"Okay." Clark says, speeding off. A few minutes later, he returns with a carton of eggs, a loaf of bread, and a gallon of milk. Alicia watches as Clark runs to grab a frying pan, frying the eggs with his heat vision. Also he grabs a couple pieces of bread, toasting it lightly. He pours the milk into two glasses, and speeds back over to Alicia before she can even blink. He sets the tray of food before her, and sits, taking a drink from the milk. Alicia smiles, and begins eating her food. Clark finishes his glass, and after setting it on the coffee table. He stands up and walks over to a window, watching Metropolis.
"Such a busy city... How can people be so evil, Alicia?"
Alicia stops eating, and watches Clark.
"I don't know, Clark. People can be like that. They just don't understand what we have for each other. They might be jealous, for all I know."
Clark walks back over to Alicia, and sits back down next to her. Alicia lets Clark take her in his arms, and they sit quietly, a moment of silence between them.
"How about we lighten the mood in here?" Clark asks, Alicia moves up to meet Clark's eyes.
"What do you have in mind, Clark?"
Clark flinches at the name, and he holds Alicia's hands.
"Please Alicia, call me Kal. I like that name better."
"Sounds sexy." Alicia states quietly, blushing slightly as she moves herself onto Kal's lap, running her hands across his waist.
"Whoa... Deja-vu is hitting me hard. We did this before, remember?"
"Do I ever... your face when your dad came in was priceless."
"Well, you were pretty surprised too. I mean, my dad found us in a... very compromising position, you and me in my bed." Kal says with a seductive smile.
They both move in slowly, their noses touch. Kal's lips touch Alicia's and they start to kiss passionately. Kal sets his hands on her waist, her pajamas moving easily with his touch. He caresses Alicia's back, and their kisses begin to increase. Kal begins to kiss Alicia's neck, and she breathes in and out deeply, the passion increasing in her system. "Oh...Kal... keep doing that..." Alicia states and Kal nods, smiling as he continues his kisses, leaving hickeys on her neck.
Kal easily rips off his shirt, throws it on the floor, and he moves his hands up to Alicia's shoulders, her hair filling in between his fingers. Quickly, Alicia teleports to the king sized bed. Kal smiles insatiably and speeds over to her. They continue their kissing, and Kal reaches down, slowly pulling down Alicia's pajama bottoms, but Alicia stops him. He looks at her, disappointment on his face.
"No, Kal. I'm not ready yet. But, we can still kiss."
Kal looks at Alicia, and smiles slightly. Disappointment fills his eyes, but even as Kal, he could never hurt Alicia. He nods slightly, and touches her lips with his. They continue to kiss, when Kal stops, and stands back up, much to the surprise of Alicia. He stares at the red Kryptonite ring as it shines brightly in the morning sun.
"What's wrong? Did I do something wrong?" Alicia asks.
Kal looks back at Alicia, and slowly pulls off his ring. His veins bulge as the essence of the drug leaves his system. His eyes glow a bright red and he exhales deeply. Quickly, Clark throws the ring onto the couch, and returns over to Alicia. She smiles and moves over next to him as Clark sits down. He holds her hands, and looks deeply into her eyes.
"You did nothing wrong. I decided that I would take off the ring because you weren't ready. I love you Alicia, and I always will." He says with a smile.
Tears fill Alicia's eyes, and she presses her face against Clark's chest. She smiles as Clark holds her.
"I love you too, Clark. I love you so much..." She says as she starts to cry. Clark kisses her forehead, and continues holding her. Her tears dry out, and she wraps her arms around Clark, and they embrace each other.